United States Fifth Circuit

The district court erred in holding that the District Attorney's application for intervention presented it with non-justiciable political questions, since the issues raised by the D.A.'s application for intervention were not ones that were constitutionally committed to coordinate branches or political departments, and the case is remanded for consideration of the merits.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/14/2003
• Published 03/14/2003

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and SMITH and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John Anthony Stride, McKinney, TX, for Movant-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William Richard Thompson, II, Asst. Sol. Gen., Philip Andrew Lionberger, Deputy Sol. Gen., Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee., Stanley G. Schneider, Schneider & McKinney, Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellee.